Fallout 3 will have over 200 endings…..Excessive Maybe?
Bethesda’s Todd Howard recently revealed some new tidbits, including the boggling new number of endings available.
Archive for March 26, 2008
Screenshot Tour: Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron” Beta
Ubuntu Version 8.04, or “Hardy Heron,” is more a compilation of stable-ish features and proven apps than a showcase for the latest and greatest in Linux technology. But for those seeking a usable, steady system in which to get things done, that’s a real killer app in itself. Let’s see what’s new, and what just works (and doesn’t) in Hardy Heron
Safari 3.1 on Windows: a true competitor arrives (seriously)
We put the Windows beta of Safari 3 through the wringer last summer, we weren’t impressed. With 3.1 out of beta, we wanted to know, have things improved? Wow, have they.
The Top 7 Stereotypical Gamers we Hate
We’d rather be stabbed in our necks with rusty ice picks than try to hold any sort of conversation with one of these imbeciles. Emergency tracheotomies would both be less painful, and more likely to get us shots of morphine.
Xbox Live takes serious action against gamerscore cheaters
Microsoft has taken action against numerous cheaters on Xbox Live who have been manipulating their gamerscore. The actions include resetting the gamerscore of these people to zero, removing their ability to regain all previously gained achievements, and labeling them as a cheater on Xbox.com and in the Xbox dashboard.
Shooting for Realism: How Accurate are Video-Game Weapons?
With a spate of new military shooter titles hitting the market, PM’s resident geek gets the inside story on gaming’s next-gen guns from top developers, who have to balance coolness with correctness for every M-16 they recreate.
Steve Jobs’ Music Poster Boy Reports iTunes Probs
John Mayer contacted Apple about a problem with iTunes using the bug reporting tool which appears after a crash. Having sent my own share of bug reports, from neutral to humorous to sarcastic to plain mad-I’m-going-to-kill-you-all-with-a-spoon, I find his diatribe rather charming and candid:
Network Solutions in crosshairs over web site takedown
godhatesfags.com. JewWatch.com. KKK.com. These are all examples of controversial web sites that regularly stir up debates over religion and hate speech online. Generally speaking, if a site avoids making direct threats and is based in the US, it’s usually allowed to continue operating in the name of free speech.
The world’s smallest, lightest phone
Modu wireless is launching the worlds smallest cellphone in the US this year. It’s as big as a matchbox.
Halo 3 Legendary Map Revealed : Blackout
Final Legendary Map Revealed!
Innocent man pinched by RIAA asks SCOTUS for attorney’s fees
With US appeals courts giving different answers, a Texas man is taking his case to the Supreme Court to ask why he has a stack of legal bills after the RIAA bailed out.
SlySoft on Blu-ray BD+ crack: next time it will be easier
Blu-ray’s BD+ was supposed to take “10 years” to crack, but it didn’t take 10 months. Yet, even though the scheme can be dynamically updated, SlySoft is extremely confident that they’ll crack whatever the BDA sends our way. (Updated.)
